he was working as a cavalry scout with his troop in the district near kost, afghanistan, when a group of insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. he died on tuesday, july 5th. a memorial service is scheduled for him at ft. knox in kentucky on tuesday. and his family is planning to travel from the bay area to attend it. now we spoke to his father nicanor amper iii. he said his family is far too emotionally devastated to really talk about this tragic loss. he did say though that they are planning to have a funeral service for him when they return from ft. knox. they're not sure when it will be. they haven't had a chance to make any arrange. s. tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> our condolences go out to the family. >>> from your body to an iphone. the new technology allowing doctors to keep tabs on pregnant women while they're on the go. >>> also ahead, getting the royal treatment. prince william and kate middleton touched down in so cal. we'll take you there live. >>> plus in the waikes of two firefighters, we're hearing the story that left more than a dozen people